Summer activities for youthNew this year, Campus Recreation has opened the pool to swim lessons for children ages 6-14. Red Cross-certified instructors will lead 30-minute lessons through Aug. 4. Visit www.sfsu.edu/~recsport/summerswim.html for more information.

Youth Basketball Summer CampPlan ahead for the basketball summer camp for youth ages 6 - 14, scheduled for June 27-July 1 and July 11-15. Campers will learn basketball fundamentals and participate in fun games each day. The cost for each session is $180 and includes lunch each day. For more information or to express interest in attending, contact Damon Potter at damonpotter@yahoo.com or ext. 8-7573. The camp is sponsored by SF State Men's Basketball.

CBPR Summer Institute The summer institute, "Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) for Health Equity," hosted by SF State in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley, will be held Aug. 8 - 12. The institute will cover a range of topics, including building and maintaining partnerships, collaborative study design and intervention development, the intersection of CBPR and policy change, and fundraising and sustainability. Participants can sign up for all five days of the conference for a reduced rate or register for one or more days. A limited number of students can take the course for two credits. The Health Equity Institute will provide some scholarships for junior faculty and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will provide funding for some faculty to attend the second day of the conference. The registration deadline is June 30. For more information, e-mail hed@sfsu.edu (with "CBPR Summer Institute" in the subject line) or visit http://healthed.sfsu.edu/cbpr.aspx

Youth sailing, kayaking campsThe Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism offers weeklong sailing and kayaking camps for youth 8-12 years old. Children may register for half- or full-day sailing and kayaking camps, or full-day sailing and science camps to be held at Lake Merced. No previous sailing or kayaking experience is required. All equipment and certified instructors will be provided. For more information and online registration, visit http://recdept.sfsu.edu/sailing.aspx

Preliminary call for papers/panelsThe third Global Conference on Genocide, "Genocide: Knowing the Past, Safeguarding the Future," will begin June 28, 2012 at SF State. Suggestions for panels and papers on all aspects of the study of genocide and mass violence -- past, present and future -- are invited. Submissions should be e-mailed to the chairs of the program committee Volker Langbehn at langbehn@sfsu.edu and Juergen Zimmerer at juergen.zimmerer@uni-hamburg.de Submissions must be received by December 15, 2011. Abstracts should be no more than 250 words per paper and panel suggestions should briefly state the rationale of the panel, including short CVs and institutional affiliation. Submissions should be contained in a single Word file.

Fall textbook ordersThe SFSU Bookstore textbook department is processing orders for the fall semester. Faculty who still need to turn in textbook and reader requests should do so at their earliest convenience. Orders received by mid-July will have the best chance of being on the shelves in time for courses. Textbook and reader orders may be submitted online at www.sfsubookstore.com/faculty

USF tennis campsThe University of San Francisco summer tennis camps run through August 12. Participants may sign up for full- or half-day camps and SF State faculty and staff will receive a discount. For more information, contact Sean Dizon at (415) 422-6073 or visit www.collegesportscamp.com/usftennis

Labor Archives and Research Center celebrates 25th anniversary SF State's Labor Archives and Research Center presents Sympathetic, an aerial dance performance, part of its 25th anniversary celebration. Created by Flyaway Productions and performed on the side of the historic Rincon Annex Post Office building in downtown San Francisco, the dance will highlight the great 1934 San Francisco General Strike which was sparked by the deaths of two workers on July 9, 1934 in the midst of a violent maritime strike. The free performances will take place July 9, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the corner of Steuart and Mission Streets in San Francisco. For more information see: www.library.sfsu.edu/about/depts/larc.php

CSU Student Research CompetitionThe 25th Annual CSU Student Research Competition promotes excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments throughout the 23 campuses of the California State University.

This year, San Francisco State University had an unprecedented number of students competing and the top 10 of these scholars were selected as Campus Winners to represent our University at the CSU level competition in Fresno on May 6-7 of this year. San Francisco State performed extraordinarily well at the CSU level competition and won five prizes:

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